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Local Station Board

The Local Station Board (LSB) is the community governing board for KPFA. Established by the Pacifica network bylaws, local station boards exist at each of the five network sister stations.

About the Local Station Board

KPFA, was the first listener-sponsored, community radio station in the United States. It has endured fierce struggles to preserve autonomy and its mission of peace and social justice. The LSB has specific powers and duties enumerated in the Pacifica bylaws. These include formulating the annual station budget; interviewing and screening candidates for station management positions; communicating with listeners; providing a forum through which listeners can engage with the station; ensuring that the station is responsive to the communities served; and in general striving to meet the ideals of social justice and democracy envisioned by the founders of Pacifica.

Local station boards are composed of 18 members elected from the general listenership, plus 6 members elected from the paid and unpaid staff of the station. The board also includes a representative from KFCF as a voting member, and the station general manager as an ex-officio member. LSB terms of office are 3 years and are staggered: half the members are elected one year, the other half the next year, and elections are not held in the third year. Listeners must be KPFA members in order to vote in station board elections. Becoming a member is easy: all it takes is a minimum contribution of $25 per year. We encourage all listeners to join and have a voice in their station.

The local station board elects 4 representatives (3 listener members plus one staff member) to the Pacifica National Board every year. The Pacifica National Board sets policies for the network as a whole. Members of the LSB serve on standing committees of the local board, such as the Personnel Committee or Outreach Committee. In addition, members also volunteer or are appointed to standing committees of the Pacifica National Board, such as the Governance Committee or Finance Committee.

Local station board members are called “delegates,” while those elected to the national board are called “directors.” A complete description of the Pacifica governance system is detailed in the Pacifica bylaws.

January 6 and January 27
February 17
March 17
April 21
May 19
June 16
no meeting July
August 18, (including a Town Hall meeting)
September 15
October 20
November No meeting
December 15

The Local Station Board welcomes community input. LSB meetings include a Public Comments period for listeners and others to communicate with the board. The LSB may also be reached by emailing [email protected] Meetings are disabled-accessible.

Unless otherwise stated, composition per station on the PNB Committees is up to 2 directors (elected by PNB) and 2 station Delegates (elected by LSBs). LSB members may join the PNB Working Group. Affiliate directors may join any taskforce and any group except Committees of Inclusion, Coordinating and Finance.

COMMITTEES

AUDIT
· oversees annual audit: reviews and recommends potential auditors. Excludes Finance Committee members.COMMITTEE OF INCLUSION (1 director & 3 delegates – elected by their LSB)
· monitors the under-representation of communities in station programming and staffing and the diversity of election candidates.

· coordinates PNB activities between meetings, especially in-person meetingsELECTIONS
· helps with the planning for Local Station Board/Delegate elections including making recommendations for cost-cutting etc.FINANCE – (1 director per station, each LSB treasurer, CFO)

· reviews and recommends the annual budget to PNB; monitors and reports Foundation financial activities at least quarterlyGOVERNANCE
· regularly reviews the Foundation’s bylaws and policies for governance of Board activitiesPERSONNEL – (up to 2 directors per station, up to 2 affil.)